School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 GPIA
World rank
83rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.4757 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
32
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi stood at 1.06 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4757 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burundi 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4757 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4898 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5391 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5727 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5806 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5969 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6179 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6149 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6201 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6116 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6434 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6681 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6884 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7183 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7568 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7801 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7864 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8097 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.791 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7838 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8037 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8244 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8723 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9257 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9467 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9682 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9919 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8674 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5533 GPIA | 0.4757 GPIA | 0.6179 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.678 GPIA | 0.6116 GPIA | 0.7801 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7927 GPIA | 0.7838 GPIA | 0.8097 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8335 GPIA | 0.8037 GPIA | 0.8723 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9257 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi was 1.06 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4757 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release